tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post7073015714755521968..comments2024-03-26T20:35:39.291-07:00Comments on STMcC Presents 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS': THE SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE (Or, 1978: 'OUTLAW' - BLOG BIT 6)Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-33710323051274911932015-08-15T20:58:42.135-07:002015-08-15T20:58:42.135-07:00ANNE O' ~
I was just re-reading your comment a...ANNE O' ~<br />I was just re-reading your comment about "Arsemonkey Andrew" and laughing out loud - literally!<br /><br />Nope, never saw 'The Saint' or 'The Persuaders'. <br /><br />I was going to link you to my all-time favorite 'GET SMART' sequence, but YouTube has deleted it. Totally genius writing though.<br /><br />ROCKY & BULLWINKLE contains some of the most brilliant TV writing EVER!!! It was actually THE FIRST cartoon really, TOTALLY intended for adults (but we kids didn't realize that). Years later, I discovered how incredibly FUNNY it really was.<br /><br />Amazingly, to this day, it's still (in my opinion) one of the funniest TV shows ever produced! <br /><br />There's one episode where some remark is made and Bullwinkle looks directly into the camera and says, "Wow! This show REALLY IS for children, isn't it?" <br /><br />R&B "broke the 4th wall" CONSTANTLY. When I was a kid, I thought it was just another fun "cartoon". I had no idea that it was a work of total genius and about 30 years ahead of its time.<br /><br />Do you know 'MOONLIGHTING' with Bruce Willis? If not, seek it out. One of the funniest and most creative TV shows ever.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-12552350039298413132015-08-15T20:24:30.220-07:002015-08-15T20:24:30.220-07:00>>... But he knows where I can be found... i...<b><i>>>... But he knows where I can be found... if he ever finds the courage.</i></b><br /><br />Which I'm SURE she won't. Not 1 of her 320 pounds has the guts to publicly debate me.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-65410170353116050022015-08-15T10:52:21.200-07:002015-08-15T10:52:21.200-07:00Oh man, Batman is one of my all time favourites. T...Oh man, Batman is one of my all time favourites. The colours, the campiness of it and the crazy angles they shot it in when there was a villain onstage was great. That one stands the test of time for me. <br /><br />Get Smart is also a favourite that I've watched over and over again. Also love Rocky and Bullwinkle. I think all the best cartoons exist on two levels-one for children, the other for adults. <br /><br />I don't know if you ever watched The Saint or The Persuaders, but those were two stand outs for me. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681799401614263953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-83859044662205942522015-08-14T20:13:47.965-07:002015-08-14T20:13:47.965-07:00I'm right with you, Stephen on the I've Al...I'm right with you, Stephen on the I've Always Been Crazy. lol That could be my anthem, too. I didn't even know this song existed until now. Remember, I'm slow....musical speaking and, ah...maybe a bit mentally, too. :D <br /><br />I definitely will take a look at this little meme of Robin's when life calms down for me a bit, but I wanted to drop you a little message here because your email address bounced twice in response to Dixie. Well...I haven't heard from her yet. I don't know what to make of this, but IF I hear from her I will certainly let you and everyone else know AND please do in like kind. Have a tunetastic weekend!Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-63814931544350206582015-08-14T09:44:10.233-07:002015-08-14T09:44:10.233-07:00I did read this the day after you posted it (on my...I did read this the day after you posted it (on my phone), but it is such a pain to comment on that thing that I didn't. I thought I'd get my laptop up and running sooner than this, but alas, no.<br /><br />The more I study people the more I think that everyone is crazy in their own way. Not everyone will admit they're crazy, but still... <br /><br />I would've liked to have met your Pa. He sounds like a funny, funny guy. <br /><br />I saw your TV list above. I think Joan of Arcadia should be on it. Just sayin'.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-32735428376011674062015-08-13T17:01:50.402-07:002015-08-13T17:01:50.402-07:00ANNE O' ~
I grew up with 'TAGS' - some...ANNE O' ~<br />I grew up with 'TAGS' - something my Pa turned me on to when I was a little tot, and it's still my favorite TV show of all time. (I own every episode of the first 6 seasons on DVD.)<br /><br />Yep, I remember 'F-Troop'. I haven't seen it since I was a little kid, and back then most (if not all) of the humor was going over my head. Larry Storch was in that, as I recall. And my perception is that it was almost like a live-action version of 'Dudley Do-Right'.<br /><br />Another show from my childhood that I didn't "get" was 'Green Acres'. It just seemed like a bunch of adults yakking about things I didn't understand.<br /><br />But several years ago, my Brother and I caught part of a 'Green Acres' festival on TV Land, and we were laughing quite a bit! As a child, I never would have believed anyone who told me that was a funny show.<br /><br />The TV shows I like so much that I own all or most of the episodes on DVD are:<br /><br />'The Andy Griffith Show'<br />'Frasier'<br />'All In The Family'<br />'Rocky & Bullwinkle'<br />'Moonlighting'<br /><br />I also dig (but don't own) 'Get Smart' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond'.<br /><br />Someday I'd like to get the first 2 seasons of 'Batman' with Adam West. That was some funny stuffs, but it was all done with ridiculous, straight-laced seriousness (which is actually what made it humorous). Plus,... Julie Newmar as Catwoman. Oh... Me-OWW! [:-)]<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-49503251673151041202015-08-13T16:45:03.884-07:002015-08-13T16:45:03.884-07:00ANNE O' ~
I kinda doubt he's lurking here,...ANNE O' ~<br />I kinda doubt he's lurking here, and even if he is, I'm sure he won't post anything about me. He knows I am MORE THAN WILLING to mix it up with him ANYTIME. And the last time we did, he got more than he bargained for.<br /><br />Twice he's shot his mouth off and then dodged public debates with me when I openly challenged him (about Gun Control and Senator Joe McCarthy). <br /><br />I'm quite certain he has taunted me for the last time. But he knows where I can be found... if he ever finds the courage.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-75944473131666344252015-08-13T08:24:34.898-07:002015-08-13T08:24:34.898-07:00That particular arsemonkey is probably lurking and...That particular arsemonkey is probably lurking and we'll both wind up being written about on his blog :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681799401614263953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-70066706795042952452015-08-13T08:21:12.979-07:002015-08-13T08:21:12.979-07:00Oh man, I love the Andy Griffith Show. When that w...Oh man, I love the Andy Griffith Show. When that was on, we'd eat our dinner in the living room to watch it. That was a real treat. And that's one of those shows the Hubby and I have watched over and over again since we've been married. You guys had this show called F-Troop that I liked as well. Did you see that show?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681799401614263953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-25722713639789820782015-08-11T21:13:23.663-07:002015-08-11T21:13:23.663-07:00ANNE O' ~
>>... Although I do think you...ANNE O' ~<br /><br /><i>>>... Although I do think you have a sensitive side</i><br /><br />Shhhhh!... Whadaya tryin' to do, ruin my carefully cultivated image? [<b>:-)</b>]<br /><br />I know that song about the brand new key, too.<br /><br />I love Roger Miller. I've often said that anyone who dislikes Roger Miller and/or 'The Andy Griffith Show' could probably never be a good friend of mine. There's just too much "me" in those thangs.<br /><br />I went to a Hank Williams, Jr. ("Bocephus") concert once, circa 1994. I think Hank was the only person in the theatre drunker'n I was. Ha!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-71383364322499756462015-08-11T20:51:06.246-07:002015-08-11T20:51:06.246-07:00Hokey-Smoke, ANNE! "You been reading my mail?...Hokey-Smoke, ANNE! "You been reading my mail?"<br /><br />Next time I get in a debate with a "card-carrying liberal commie PC social justice warrior arsemonkey", I'm calling you in to take over for me when I need to break for lunch. Ha! <br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-30417272554701066002015-08-11T19:51:39.258-07:002015-08-11T19:51:39.258-07:00You don't have to post this comment, but I can...You don't have to post this comment, but I can't help but chime in on the last bit. The part where you're talking about Commie's "starting with the president and working down through the Senate, the House, the man on the street, and even below that, to Andrew Leon, etc.)<br /><br />Andrew Leon-hahahahaha. Ya, he's a card carrying liberal commie PC social justice warrior arsemonkey. I suspect he's the offspring of an unholy union between a Sasquatch and the Hildabeast. And it had to have happened on a moonless night as if the Sasquatch had gotten a good look a Hillary, it wouldn't have fucked her :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681799401614263953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-88196592790676706752015-08-11T19:34:58.145-07:002015-08-11T19:34:58.145-07:00I can't believe I know You Can't Go Skatin...I can't believe I know You Can't Go Skating in a Buffalo Herd, but I do and I love it. I used to sing that song skipping round the house, it was just so damn happy. That "Brand New Key" (I got a pair of brand new rollerskates, you got a brand new key), made me ridiculously happy for some reason.<br /><br />My grandfather loved Country music so I heard it a lot growing up. I liked Waylon, Willie and Johnny Cash the most. I also appreciated Hank Williams Sr and Hank Williams Jr. I was mainly raised by my grandparents and that's where I got turned onto Western films and television.<br /><br />From the bit I've gotten to know of you, I can see why you would identify so strongly with this song. Although I do think you have a sensitive side that expresses itself in your passion for music. People who don't have deep feelings, don't feel deeply about music. <br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681799401614263953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-48654572256006339242015-08-11T10:19:26.861-07:002015-08-11T10:19:26.861-07:00I see, I see:) Oh I used one of the songs from BOT...I see, I see:) Oh I used one of the songs from BOTB for my card inspiration. Hope that is all aokBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-35307431309736535042015-08-10T21:33:20.957-07:002015-08-10T21:33:20.957-07:00Yep, Rock 'N' Roll basically grew out of R...Yep, Rock 'N' Roll basically grew out of Rockabilly, and the "billy" in Rockabilly was Hillbilly... also known as Country-Western.<br /><br />Country and Black Rhythm essentially gave us Rock 'N' Roll. Few people under the age of 45 seem to understand that.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-929051720045386492015-08-10T20:50:44.171-07:002015-08-10T20:50:44.171-07:00DOC CHERDO ~
Oh, is that YOU not calling? I keep ...DOC CHERDO ~<br /><br />Oh, is that YOU not calling? I keep picking up the phone when it doesn't ring and I say "Hello" but all I get is a dial tone.<br /><br />I don't REALLY think I'm a jerk. That's Scrappy's opinion of me. <br /><br />Why Can't We Be Friends?<br /><br />We CAN be! Just as soon as you apologize to Jessi Colter for all the mean things you didn't say about her when you didn't call.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG <br />'Loyal Manager Of The... <br />"Nineteen Bar Double-Seven" Ranch'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-21488606157020596922015-08-10T20:41:09.977-07:002015-08-10T20:41:09.977-07:00Anyone except you.
One-hundred dollar bills don...Anyone except you.<br />One-hundred dollar bills don't grow on trees, ya know!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-31777339955048853812015-08-10T16:43:09.940-07:002015-08-10T16:43:09.940-07:00Can anyone have a crack at that $100.00 challenge?...Can anyone have a crack at that $100.00 challenge?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-31984864487223645342015-08-10T08:54:28.256-07:002015-08-10T08:54:28.256-07:00Well, there you have it. Honesty may not be the be...Well, there you have it. Honesty may not be the best policy (where did I say I didn't like him? I just said the records weren't mine).<br /><br />If the phone doesn't ring...it's me. :-)Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-6969389637937200502015-08-10T06:30:50.183-07:002015-08-10T06:30:50.183-07:00I think a good many U.S. Americans don't give ...I think a good many U.S. Americans don't give credit to the role country music plays in our culture and the music we all listen to. Until I moved to Tennessee in 1966 I scoffed at what we called "hillbilly music", but then I began to realize how much of the music that I had been enjoying was actually country. Music like Roger Miller, Johnny Cash, and the Statler Brothers. "Battle of New Orleans" was a big favorite of mine when it came out and I also still enjoy it.<br /><br />Twang is okay with me and now I have so many friends with that Southern accent that now I like to hear it. Heck, sometimes I even revert to some of that Southern sound though it's hard to take the Yankee accent out of someone who's grown up with it.<br /><br />Country has some great music to offer and it's been a bigger influence on R&R than a lot of rockers would care to admit. Long live Country Music!<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-81222538433773814512015-08-09T22:40:20.533-07:002015-08-09T22:40:20.533-07:00>>... Can "Zor and Zam" be far beh...>>... <b>Can "Zor and Zam" be far behind?</b><br /><br />They are far Far, FAR behind! <br />I HATE the sitar! I don't mind the clarinet or saxophone but I hate the sitar. ($100.00 if you can name what I am referring to here without Google-ing it. I'll even give you a hint: "Lydia".)<br /><br />DOC CHERDO... I hate to say it but... our Friendship Subscription has been... cancelled.<br /><br />Anyone who doesn't love Waylon doesn't love Wayne, and anyone who doesn't love Wayne doesn't love... our Constitution.<br /><br />Nice knowin' ya.<br /><br />Don't feel bad about being rejected. After all, <b>"some people are just jerks"</b>, and I <b>"never was good at working with those who disagreed with me. I don't think my worldview allows for people who draw alternate conclusions.</b> ... I think you weren't <b>"supposed to be poisoned by my opinions, so God moved and the thing's done. Too bad, so sad."</b> <br /><br />However, as soon as you buy a Waylon album, I will let you back into the Magic Circle Of STMcC Insiders - the In-Crowd with the most <b>cowbell</b>!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-80634818054209172832015-08-09T21:01:05.493-07:002015-08-09T21:01:05.493-07:00In all my born days, I never expected to see the l...In all my born days, I never expected to see the lyrics to "I'm Gonna Buy Me a Dog" quoted in the blog-o-sphere. It's a quirky one, for sure. Can "Zor and Zam" be far behind?<br /><br />Waylon got a lot of airplay at one time; wife Jessie, too. But they weren't my records, ha ha.<br /><br />And Spinal Tap rules at my house! <br /><br />Is there a pattern here? Are these likes common to the class o' double seven?Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-20952498870217920482015-08-09T19:52:32.348-07:002015-08-09T19:52:32.348-07:006-B ~
High school was NOT my cup of IPA-395. Howev...6-B ~<br />High school was NOT my cup of IPA-395. However, "today" is so horri-bibble that I'd go back to high school in a heartbeat... if-n I could. (Where's Mr. Peabody when you REALLY need him?!)<br /><br />I'm "More Crazy After All These Beers". <br /><br />In late 1975 or very early '76, I bought Paul's LP at a small record shop on the East side of the Santa Monica Mall. (That's the outdoor mall, NOT the indoor structure... which I'm pretty sure didn't even exist then.)<br /><br />That record shop has been gone for decades, and today I probably couldn't even identify the spot it once occupied.<br /><br />But that was a great album, and I played it often. I dug the hit songs, but 'Gone At Last' was probably my favorite uptempo number. Nevertheless, I think my favorite track may have been the ballad 'NIGHT GAME'. (I s'pose that makes me a wee bit o' crazy.)<br /><br />"Longevity"? You kan't kill krazy! Just aks Boris & Natasha. Bullwinkle lives, doesn't he?!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-77958591507544024892015-08-09T17:54:36.820-07:002015-08-09T17:54:36.820-07:00Whattaya mean high school was prison? Everyone say...Whattaya mean high school was prison? Everyone says that's supposed to be the best time of your life!<br /><br />Actually, I never understood that reasoning. I hated high school too. I wasn't bullied. I wasn't unpopular. It was just incredibly boring, I had no freedom, and I had no money. To the people that say that high school is the best time of your life, I say you have a really f**king sad adult life then.<br /><br />That's a fantastic song choice, and not just because I'm partial to Waylon. I think it complements my own choice for this - Still Crazy After All These Years. I mean, sure, I've always been crazy, but I think it's important that people know that that craziness has longevity.<br /><br />~6BA Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-66630906844634306382015-08-09T12:34:31.974-07:002015-08-09T12:34:31.974-07:00AL, ha, ha, ha!AL, ha, ha, ha!farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.com